esculent

The author will not assume the responsibility of instructing how to distinguish the esculent mushrooms.

From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

The esculent swift, so called from the fact that its nests are edible, builds at the sides of almost inaccessible cliffs, a habit which renders the collection of these singular dainties very dangerous.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

The Morchella deliciosa is highly esteemed as an esculent wherever eaten.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor

Not only those who were sick, but all hands partook of the esculent weed.

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Gordon Stables

Pliny, Galen, and Dioscorides mention various esculent species, notably varieties of the truffle, the boletus and the puff-ball, and Vittadini writes enthusiastically of the gastronomic qualities of a large number of species.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor